Packages
- gnome-autoar - Archive integration support for GNOME
Details
Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
locations, possibly leading to code execution.
Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
locations, possibly leading to code execution.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.10 groovy | libgnome-autoar-0-0 – 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.3 | ||
| libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 – 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 20.04 focal | libgnome-autoar-0-0 – 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3 | ||
| libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 – 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | libgnome-autoar-0-0 – 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3 | ||
| libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 – 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3 | |||
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